new With almost every American teenager now reporting they have access to a smartphone, concerns have risen from researchers, parents and schools that the physical effects of compulsive device use could include sleep deprivation. Anne Mason, a researcher and clinician at WSU Spokane, is talking to local teens about the importance of sleep hygiene.

new The activists behind the protest homeless encampment in front of City Hall known as “Camp Hope” plan four protests in downtown Spokane to demand repeal of city ordinances prohibiting camping on public land and sitting or lying on downtown sidewalks.

If you had Josh Perkins’ first dunk coming in the second half of his 128th career game at Gonzaga, take a bow. Maybe. Perkins made a steal, raced down court and kinda sorta forced the ball over the rim, one of many highlights in No. 8 Gonzaga’s 89-55 blowout over UT Arlington on Tuesday at the McCarthey Athletic Center.

There is something comforting about being home for the holidays. And that’s true even in college basketball, though the atmosphere in the McCarthey Athletic Center is always different this time of the year.